EK DUM BASIC
07_Aug_2022.pdf
✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 7.08.2022
1. DE FACTO (ADJECTIVE): (वास्तव में) in practice
Synonyms: in effect, in fact
Antonyms: alleged
Example Sentence:
The country was de facto divided between two states.
2. FRAUGHT (ADJECTIVE): (व्यग्र): anxious
Synonyms: worried, upset
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:
There was a fraught silence.
3. DISCRETIONARY (ADJECTIVE): (विवेकाधीन): optional
Synonyms: non-compulsory, voluntary
Antonyms: compulsory
Example Sentence:
There has been an increase in year-end discretionary bonuses.
4. ALOOF (ADJECTIVE): (पृथक): distant
Synonyms: detached unresponsive
Antonyms: familiar
Example Sentence:
They were courteous but faintly aloof.
5. GRATIFICATION (NOUN): (संतुष्टि): satisfaction
Synonyms: fulfilment, indulgence
Antonyms: dissatisfaction
Example Sentence:
My son's success was a great gratification.
6. PRODIGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (बहुत बड़ा): enormous
Synonyms: huge colossal
Antonyms: small
Example Sentence:
The stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel.
7. STIGMATIZE (VERB): (गाली देना): condemn
Synonyms: denounce, brand
Antonyms: eulogize
Example Sentence:
He was stigmatized in fashion by the people.
8. ABROGATE (VERB): (अभिनिषेध करना): repudiate
Synonyms: revoke, repeal
Antonyms: institute
Example Sentence:
The ministry proposed to abrogate the electoral law of 1850.
9. INSULAR (ADJECTIVE): (संकुचित विचार का): narrow-minded
Synonyms: limited, blinkered
Antonyms: broad-minded
Example Sentence:
They are a group of stubbornly insular farming people.
10. DISPENSATION (NOUN): (छूट): exemption
Synonyms: immunity, exception
Antonyms: restriction
Example Sentence:
Although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to sing.
1. DE FACTO (ADJECTIVE): (वास्तव में) in practice
Synonyms: in effect, in fact
Antonyms: alleged
Example Sentence:
The country was de facto divided between two states.
2. FRAUGHT (ADJECTIVE): (व्यग्र): anxious
Synonyms: worried, upset
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:
There was a fraught silence.
3. DISCRETIONARY (ADJECTIVE): (विवेकाधीन): optional
Synonyms: non-compulsory, voluntary
Antonyms: compulsory
Example Sentence:
There has been an increase in year-end discretionary bonuses.
4. ALOOF (ADJECTIVE): (पृथक): distant
Synonyms: detached unresponsive
Antonyms: familiar
Example Sentence:
They were courteous but faintly aloof.
5. GRATIFICATION (NOUN): (संतुष्टि): satisfaction
Synonyms: fulfilment, indulgence
Antonyms: dissatisfaction
Example Sentence:
My son's success was a great gratification.
6. PRODIGIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (बहुत बड़ा): enormous
Synonyms: huge colossal
Antonyms: small
Example Sentence:
The stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel.
7. STIGMATIZE (VERB): (गाली देना): condemn
Synonyms: denounce, brand
Antonyms: eulogize
Example Sentence:
He was stigmatized in fashion by the people.
8. ABROGATE (VERB): (अभिनिषेध करना): repudiate
Synonyms: revoke, repeal
Antonyms: institute
Example Sentence:
The ministry proposed to abrogate the electoral law of 1850.
9. INSULAR (ADJECTIVE): (संकुचित विचार का): narrow-minded
Synonyms: limited, blinkered
Antonyms: broad-minded
Example Sentence:
They are a group of stubbornly insular farming people.
10. DISPENSATION (NOUN): (छूट): exemption
Synonyms: immunity, exception
Antonyms: restriction
Example Sentence:
Although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to sing.
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✍One Word Substitution Beginning with ( N )and ( O )
🔰 N 🔰
●NAUSEA : Strong feeling of wanting to vomit.
●NAIVE: Having a very simple nature.
●NARCOTICS: An addictive drug.
●NATURALISM: Attachment to what is natural
●NEOGAMIST : Newly married.
●NAUTICAL : Of sailors, ships or sailing.
●NEMESIS : Downfall that satisfies natural justice.
●NEOLOGISM : A new word.
●NEPOTISM : Undue favour shown by a person in power to his relatives.
●NICHE : A hollow place in wall
●NOTARY : A public official who makes written statements official.
●NOTORIOUS : Having a bad reputation.
●NUANCE : Very slight differences.
●NUMISMATICS : One who collects coins.
●NURSERY : A place where plants are grown and kept.
🔰 O 🔰
●OCTAGON: A plane figure with eight sides and angle
●OBSCURANTIST: Person who is opposed to enlightment.
●OBSEQUIES : Funeral rites.
●OBSOLETE: That which is no longer in use.
●OBITUARY : Notice of a person’s death in a newspaper.
●OBLIGATORY : That which is required to be done by law.
●OBSOLETE : That which is out of use, or replaced by a newer model.
●OLIGARCHY : A government by a small group of powerful persons
●OMNIFORM: Having every form of shape.
●OMNIGENOUS : Comprising all kinds.
●OMNIFORM: Having every form and shape.
●OMNIPOTENT : One who is all powerful.
●OMNISCIENT : One who knows everything.
●OMNIVOROUS : One who eats anything.
●OPAQUE : That which cannot be seen through.
●OPTIMIST : A person who looks to the bright side of things.
●ORATOR : A good speaker.
●ORCHARD : A fruit garden
●ORPHAN : A child whose parents are dead.
●OPTHALMOLOGIST : An eye-doctor.
●OPTOMETRIST : A technician who measures your eyesight.
●ORCHARD : A place where fruit trees are grown
●OPTIMIST : One who looks on the bright side of things.
●OMNISCIENT : One who knows everything
●OMNIPRESENT : One who is present everywhere
●OCULIST : One who attends to the diseases of the eye
●ORNITHOLOGY : The study of birds
●OBITUARY : An account, in the newspaper, of the funeral of one deceased
●OVIPAROUS : Bearing eggs and not young ones..
●OSTLER : One who attends to horses at an inn
●OPTICIAN : One who makes or sells eye-glasses
●OOLOGY : The study of eggs
●OCCIDENTAL : Belonging to the west
●OSTRACIZE : Expel from society
🔰 N 🔰
●NAUSEA : Strong feeling of wanting to vomit.
●NAIVE: Having a very simple nature.
●NARCOTICS: An addictive drug.
●NATURALISM: Attachment to what is natural
●NEOGAMIST : Newly married.
●NAUTICAL : Of sailors, ships or sailing.
●NEMESIS : Downfall that satisfies natural justice.
●NEOLOGISM : A new word.
●NEPOTISM : Undue favour shown by a person in power to his relatives.
●NICHE : A hollow place in wall
●NOTARY : A public official who makes written statements official.
●NOTORIOUS : Having a bad reputation.
●NUANCE : Very slight differences.
●NUMISMATICS : One who collects coins.
●NURSERY : A place where plants are grown and kept.
🔰 O 🔰
●OCTAGON: A plane figure with eight sides and angle
●OBSCURANTIST: Person who is opposed to enlightment.
●OBSEQUIES : Funeral rites.
●OBSOLETE: That which is no longer in use.
●OBITUARY : Notice of a person’s death in a newspaper.
●OBLIGATORY : That which is required to be done by law.
●OBSOLETE : That which is out of use, or replaced by a newer model.
●OLIGARCHY : A government by a small group of powerful persons
●OMNIFORM: Having every form of shape.
●OMNIGENOUS : Comprising all kinds.
●OMNIFORM: Having every form and shape.
●OMNIPOTENT : One who is all powerful.
●OMNISCIENT : One who knows everything.
●OMNIVOROUS : One who eats anything.
●OPAQUE : That which cannot be seen through.
●OPTIMIST : A person who looks to the bright side of things.
●ORATOR : A good speaker.
●ORCHARD : A fruit garden
●ORPHAN : A child whose parents are dead.
●OPTHALMOLOGIST : An eye-doctor.
●OPTOMETRIST : A technician who measures your eyesight.
●ORCHARD : A place where fruit trees are grown
●OPTIMIST : One who looks on the bright side of things.
●OMNISCIENT : One who knows everything
●OMNIPRESENT : One who is present everywhere
●OCULIST : One who attends to the diseases of the eye
●ORNITHOLOGY : The study of birds
●OBITUARY : An account, in the newspaper, of the funeral of one deceased
●OVIPAROUS : Bearing eggs and not young ones..
●OSTLER : One who attends to horses at an inn
●OPTICIAN : One who makes or sells eye-glasses
●OOLOGY : The study of eggs
●OCCIDENTAL : Belonging to the west
●OSTRACIZE : Expel from society
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#IDIOMS_And_PHRASES
(1)To be at sixes and sevens-A state of total confusion and disorder
(2)To break the ice- To break the awkward silence
(3)To put one's foot down- To be firm about something
(4)Backstairs influence-Influence exerted secretely
(5)Long in the tooth- Rather old
(6)A brazen faced fellow- Impudent fellow
(7)To see pink elephants- To have hallucination due to excessive alcoholic intake
(8)Elbow room-To give enough space to move or work in
(9)French leave- Leave without permission
(10)To commit to memory- To learn by heart
(11)To burn a hole in the pocket- Money that is spent quickly
(12)To bury the hatchet- To make peace
(13)To beggar discription- Something beyond discription
(14)To beat the air- Efforts that are vain or useless
(15)To provide against a rainy day- To provide for a possible future, in time of difficulty or need
(1)To be at sixes and sevens-A state of total confusion and disorder
(2)To break the ice- To break the awkward silence
(3)To put one's foot down- To be firm about something
(4)Backstairs influence-Influence exerted secretely
(5)Long in the tooth- Rather old
(6)A brazen faced fellow- Impudent fellow
(7)To see pink elephants- To have hallucination due to excessive alcoholic intake
(8)Elbow room-To give enough space to move or work in
(9)French leave- Leave without permission
(10)To commit to memory- To learn by heart
(11)To burn a hole in the pocket- Money that is spent quickly
(12)To bury the hatchet- To make peace
(13)To beggar discription- Something beyond discription
(14)To beat the air- Efforts that are vain or useless
(15)To provide against a rainy day- To provide for a possible future, in time of difficulty or need
EK DUM BASIC
10_Aug_2022.pdf
✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 10.08.2022
1. THRIVE (VERB): (फलना-फूलना): flourish
Synonyms: prosper, burgeon
Antonyms: fail, collapse
Example Sentence:
The entertainment industry has thrived in the recent decade.
2. SUBVERSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (विनाशक): disruptive
Synonyms: inflammatory, insurgent
Antonyms: loyal
Example Sentence:
He was seen as a potentially subversive man within the party.
3. CAPTIVATE (VERB): (मोह लेना): enthral
Synonyms: charm, enchant
Antonyms: repel
Example Sentence:
He was captivated by her beauty.
4. ABANDONED (ADJECTIVE): (असंयत): uninhibited
Synonyms: reckless, unrestrained
Antonyms: restrained
Example Sentence:
He performed a wild, abandoned dance.
5. BUTTRESS (VERB): (समर्थन देना): strengthen
Synonyms: reinforce, fortify
Antonyms: weaken
Example Sentence:
He buttressed his idea by religious belief.
6. PROMINENT (ADJECTIVE):(अगोचर): conspicuous
Synonyms: noticeable, obvious
Antonyms: inconspicuous
Example Sentence:
The new housing estates are prominent landmarks.
7. DETENTION (NOUN): (क़ैद): custody
Synonyms: imprisonment, confinement
Antonyms: relinquishment
Example Sentence:
The fifteen people arrested were still in police detention.
8. NIMBLE (ADJECTIVE): (फुर्तीला): agile
Synonyms: lithe, sprightly
Antonyms: stiff
Example Sentence:
With a deft motion of her nimble fingers, she completed the task.
9. MORATORIUM (NOUN): (प्रतिबंध): embargo
Synonyms: ban, prohibition
Antonyms: renewal
Example Sentence:
There was a moratorium on the use of drift nets.
10. MYSTERIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (रहस्यमय): enigmatic
Synonyms: inscrutable, secretive
Antonyms: open
Example Sentence:
She was mysterious about herself but said plenty about her husband.
1. THRIVE (VERB): (फलना-फूलना): flourish
Synonyms: prosper, burgeon
Antonyms: fail, collapse
Example Sentence:
The entertainment industry has thrived in the recent decade.
2. SUBVERSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (विनाशक): disruptive
Synonyms: inflammatory, insurgent
Antonyms: loyal
Example Sentence:
He was seen as a potentially subversive man within the party.
3. CAPTIVATE (VERB): (मोह लेना): enthral
Synonyms: charm, enchant
Antonyms: repel
Example Sentence:
He was captivated by her beauty.
4. ABANDONED (ADJECTIVE): (असंयत): uninhibited
Synonyms: reckless, unrestrained
Antonyms: restrained
Example Sentence:
He performed a wild, abandoned dance.
5. BUTTRESS (VERB): (समर्थन देना): strengthen
Synonyms: reinforce, fortify
Antonyms: weaken
Example Sentence:
He buttressed his idea by religious belief.
6. PROMINENT (ADJECTIVE):(अगोचर): conspicuous
Synonyms: noticeable, obvious
Antonyms: inconspicuous
Example Sentence:
The new housing estates are prominent landmarks.
7. DETENTION (NOUN): (क़ैद): custody
Synonyms: imprisonment, confinement
Antonyms: relinquishment
Example Sentence:
The fifteen people arrested were still in police detention.
8. NIMBLE (ADJECTIVE): (फुर्तीला): agile
Synonyms: lithe, sprightly
Antonyms: stiff
Example Sentence:
With a deft motion of her nimble fingers, she completed the task.
9. MORATORIUM (NOUN): (प्रतिबंध): embargo
Synonyms: ban, prohibition
Antonyms: renewal
Example Sentence:
There was a moratorium on the use of drift nets.
10. MYSTERIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (रहस्यमय): enigmatic
Synonyms: inscrutable, secretive
Antonyms: open
Example Sentence:
She was mysterious about herself but said plenty about her husband.